The Edible Flower Mix Plant Pack includes Helen Mount Viola, Orange Calendula, Red Marigold, Sweet Alyssum, and Brush Strokes Viola, each with its own unique growing preferences.

Check out the product gallery here to see what the mix looks like at full growth!

Here’s how to grow them successfully and enjoy their beauty and flavour.

🌸 Helen Mount Viola

Flavour & Use

Delicate, mildly fragrant flavour. Perfect in teas, fruit juices, and as garnishes for hot dishes, salads, and baked goods.

Care Tips

• Maintenance: Thin down to 1–2 seedlings per pod once germinated.
• Pruning & Harvesting: Starts blooming around day 28. Deadhead fading flowers by snipping the stem above the nearest healthy leaves to encourage more blooms throughout the growing cycle.

Extra Tips

• If the plant does not flower after a month of growing, it may be too warm. Try lowering the temperature of the room or removing the windows of the Indoor Garden to invoke budding.

🌸 Orange Calendula

Flavour & Use

Bright petals add a slightly bitter, spicy touch to salads, teas, and hot dishes. Leaves are edible but bitter.

Care Tips

• Maintenance: Thin to 1-2 seedlings per pod. Pinch back tips once plants reach 6 inches (15 cm) for bushier growth. Place on bottom level of the device to allow space for tall stems.
• Pruning & Harvesting: Bloom begins ~30–40 days in. Deadhead weekly by trimming above the nearest leaf junction. This redirects energy to new blooms.

Extra Tips

• Cut the plant back above a leaf node before the first bloom to increase the numbers of flowers
• The more you cut back the flowers, the more it will grow and produce further flowers.

🌸 Red Marigold

Flavour & Use

Petals add a citrusy, slightly spicy flavour to dishes. Leaves are edible but bitter. Excellent for garnishing or salad greens.

Care Tips

• Maintenance: Thin to 1–2 seedlings. Marigolds grow tall and bushy (up to 20 inches or 50 cm), so pinch back stems to keep them compact and avoid overcrowding.
• Pruning & Harvesting: Begin deadheading once blooms wilt. Trim at the base of the flower stem above healthy leaves to keep blooms coming.

Extra Tips

• High temperatures can cause plants to stall in growth and temporarily decline in bloom. Lower temperatures will help trigger flowering.
• Pinching will encourage branching which will increase the number of flowers the plant will put out.

🌸 Sweet Alyssum

Flavour & Use

Sweet, honey-scented flowers great in salads, omelets, or frozen in ice cubes for drinks. Leaves and flowers are edible with a pungent flavour.

Care Tips

• Maintenance: Thin to 1–2 seedlings. To prevent overcrowding, remove spent flowers at the next leaf junction to promote more flowering.
• Pruning & Harvesting: Deadhead fading flower clusters to promote further flowering.

Extra Tips

• Prune back flowers regularly to promote growth and encourage plant to bush out.
• Removing flowers before they turn to seed will improve flowering and prevent dormancy.

🌸 Brush Strokes Viola

Flavour & Use

Mild and fragrant. Works beautifully as a garnish or in teas, pastries, and cold drinks. Visually striking and edible.

Care Tips

• Maintenance: Thin down to 1–2 seedlings per pod once germinated.
• Pruning & Harvesting: Starts blooming around 28 days. Deadhead regularly by trimming faded flowers above the nearest set of healthy leaves.

💡 Tip: Place larger plants like Calendula and Marigold on the bottom level, and compact ones like Violas and Alyssum on the middle or top levels to give them room to flourish.

If you have questions or need more help, feel free to reach out to our support team at support@plantaform.com. Happy growing! 🌱